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Stockholm, 5th of January 2025 – Virtune today announces the completion of the monthly rebalancing for the Virtune Crypto Top 10 Index ETP, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm for both the SEK-denominated (ISIN code SE0020052207, ticker name VIR10SEK) and the EUR-denominated (ISIN code SE0020052215, ticker name VIR10EUR) ETP.

In addition to the Virtune Crypto Top 10 Index ETP, Virtune’s product portfolio includes:Virtune Bitcoin ETPVirtune Stellar ETPVirtune Staked Ethereum ETPVirtune Staked Solana ETPVirtune Staked Polkadot ETPVirtune XRP ETPVirtune Avalanche ETPVirtune Litecoin ETPVirtune Chainlink ETPVirtune Arbitrum ETPVirtune Staked Polygon ETP Virtune Staked Cardano ETPVirtune Crypto Altcoin…

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The Polymarket bettor who turned a $33,000 bet on Venezuela-related developments’ into over $400,000 could be a geopolitical insider, a platform that tracks the top trades on the prediction market said on Sunday.

Trader Executes Laser-Focused Geopolitical Strategy

Sonar Pro analyzed the trader’s moves on X, highlighting an “ultra-concentrated” strategy that focused only on geopolitical events.

The bettor placed wagers on just four outcomes — all tied to Venezuela — including “Maduro out by January 31, 2026” and “US forces in Venezuela by January 31, 2026.” Sonar Pro found it unusual that, unlike other traders, this entity didn’t gamble anything on sports and…

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Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) acceptance among merchants sharply increased in 2025, with analysts attributing the growth to Block Inc.’s (NYSE:XYZ) integration of BTC payments into its point-of-sale business.

Bitcoin Adoption Surges

The number of up-to-date merchants, i.e, businesses verified within the last year, rose 53% last year, according to BTC Map, a platform that tracks businesses accepting Bitcoin.

The count of “recently verified” merchants rose to 11,242 as of this writing, while the overall number of merchants increased to 19,910.

Jameson Lopp, Chief Security Officer at self-custody platform firm Casa, was “pretty sure” that Square, Block’s point-of-sale arm, drove the…

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BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) shares rallied in Sunday overnight trading on Robinhood after Chair Tom Lee urged shareholders to support a board proposal to raise the company’s authorized share count from 500 million to 50 billion.

Why Lee Is Proposing Increasing Share Count

Shares of the company climbed 14.84% to $31.73 on the Robinhood platform after Lee said in a New Year message that the move is not aimed at diluting shareholder value, but rather is part of a “strategic” plan to support future capital raising, “opportunistic” acquisitions, and, most importantly, for possible stock splits.

Lee said that BitMine’s stock price has closely tracked Ethereum’s…

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The new year meme coin frenzy continued on Sunday as major coins extended their gains.

New Year Festivities Continue For Memecoins

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based dogwifhat (CRYPTO: WIF) lifted over 17% in the last 24 hours. Trading volume for the dog-themed cryptocurrency jumped 132% to $450 million, signaling high trading interest and buying pressure.

Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) and Bonk (CRYPTO: BONK) led the gains among memecoins with a market capitalization exceeding $1 billion, rallying 17% and 14%, respectively.

These two coins also ranked as the second and third-largest gainers across the entire market in the past 24 hours.

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Leading cryptocurrencies spiked on Sunday evening, while stock futures held steady after the U.S. struck Venezuela and toppled Maduro’s regime.

CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded at 8:25 p.m. ET)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)+1.80%$92,845.22Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)               +0.96%$3,181.92XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                         +4.52%$2.12Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                         +1.43%$136.02Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                         +3.85%$0.1512Crypto Market Gains Momentum

Bitcoin nearly broke past $93,000 Sunday evening as millions worth of shorts got liquidated over the last 60 minutes….

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President Donald Trump moved several sectors by aggressively deregulating emerging technologies while simultaneously shielding domestic manufacturers from global competition in 2025.  

From the institutionalization of digital assets and the liberation of the domestic drone industry to a high-stakes overhaul of the healthcare pricing model, Trump’s policies established a new, state-backed industrial framework. 

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Digital Assets and Crypto

In late January 2025, the administration moved to solidify the U.S. as the “crypto capital of the planet.”

Trump’s Digital Financial Technology executive order established a national…

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